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Newsletter 294 - 23/04/2021
on its failure. However, the main opposition party welcomed the substance of Mitsotakis’s address..., and for legal entities to 70 pct this year and permanently to 80 pct from 2022 onwards. This year’s... of the public (64%) believes that the scientific committee’s decisions are influenced by the government
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Newsletter 298 - 28/05/2021
speculation in the local media. It is a worry shared by governments in many countries, although in Greece’s case the fear may be more pronounced because the scars of the country’s previous crisis had barely... up to 72 months. In total, more than 40 billion euros of Greece’s own resources as well as European
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Turkey: Fires expose how Erdogan's regime is descending into farce and caricature
Agoraand Koycegiz, with nearly 240 blazes brought under control in the last 13 days. The government’s... of Erdogan’s era. The economic toll of the fires has yet to be assessed, but it is likely to be severe. As several of the affected areas are among Turkey’s most important destinations for the tourism industry
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Athens prepares response to Turkey challenging sovereignty over eastern Aegean islands
PoliticsForeign PolicyRecent statements by Turkish officials questioning Greece’s sovereignty over islands in the eastern... to take a stand on Greece’s compliance regarding the demilitarised status of the islands. Ankara has already submitted its claims in official documents to the United Nations. Turkey’s permanent
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Mitsotakis prepares to meet Erdogan as Greek ties with Russia collapse
PoliticsForeign PolicyTurkey’s President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday, in what will be their first talks on Turkish soil... also underlined the significance of a possible meeting with Erdogan. Soon after Russia’s invasion.... However, the Greek side does not have any delusions regarding the expectations of Mitsotakis’s
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PM sets out path to next elections as PASOK restores traditional name
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis set out at New Democracy’s conference, which was held from Friday to Sunday, his ideas for the party’s and Greece’s future, insisting that elections will take place in a year. In his..., Mitsotakis talked up ND’s social credentials. He argued that his party is responsible for one
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No let-up in pressure over spying scandal as govt unveils intelligence agency changes
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat led to the agency monitoring PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis. However, New Democracy’s attempt to insulate itself from the scandal’s reverberations seem to be having a limited effect so far... concern about EYP’s practices – a rare and notable intervention from the former top judge, nominated
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Newsletter 348 - 12/07/2022
was the PM’s televised address on Monday. The prime minister said the intelligence service had carried out surveillance of Androulakis’s phone for three months in late 2021, after obtaining an order from... of EYP, describing the event as “a slip-up” that should not cloud the service’s work in defending
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First head-to-head clash over spying scandal in Parliament fails to deliver decisive blow
PoliticsGreek Politicsearlier this month of the head of the National Intelligence Service (EYP) and the Prime Minister’s... tapped. PM Mitsotakis centred his defence on not being aware of EYP’s activities and acting swiftly..., rather than a member of Greek Parliament. Katrinis also suggested that Mitsotakis’s explanations
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Mitsotakis hits back at Erdogan's rhetoric, but leaves door open for meeting
PoliticsForeign PolicyDuring Sunday’s press conference at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), Prime Minister.... Reacting to Erdogan’s comments about the possibility of the Turkish military forces potentially coming “all... the Turkish words "Dayılık yok", meaning “no bullying.” The Greek premier outlined Greece’s policy
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